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  1. XJLI

    Next truck

    Those pre-emissions diesels are worth exactly what they were worth 15 years ago right now. Just with another 100-150k miles of wear on them.
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    Discovery 2 Vs GX470

    Even the LC100 and legendary 2UZ-FE needs it's heater tee's changed bc of spontaneous failure.
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    The GMT800s can get 20-22 highway, they need to be completely unloaded, on stock P rated highway tires inflated to factory specs, with all the factory air dams in place. It's easiest to do in a Tahoe in my experience. Probably has to do with aero and weight. Later GMT800s were equipped with...
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    Why are other full size SUV's not used in overlanding/offroading as often as Forerunner/Landcruiser?

    In Iceland, everything needs to get flown in anyway. Land Cruisers are everywhere in the UAE, Asia, Africa, etc because the parts are available DOMESTICALLY. You can go down the street and get parts for your J120, J100, 70 series whatever from right behind the counter. In Iceland, nothing is...
  5. XJLI

    Next truck

    I have a 2005 Silverado 1500 ECSB, with just about 170k miles on. It would be at least 175k by now, but I'm working from home like everybody else lately. I'm the third owner and got the truck at 110k, second was my father in law who got it at 88k (does like 5-8k miles a year), first was an older...
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    Next truck

    The newest, nicest Ford or Chevy/GMC 1/2 ton you can afford; in whatever flavor butters your biscuit. Just level the truck, a try not to get crazy with wild tires. A mild AT or beefy highway rib, keep your tires as skinny as stock or close to it (275-60 or 65s on 20s, for example).. even better...
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    Help me dream up the perfect sub $30k rig!

    Unless you bleed money, everything is a lesson in compromise. I have an extended cab Silverado, dont camp as much as I want to right now, so I put my sleeping platform and whatever in my truckbed when it is needed. It takes half an hour to load my truck, do you need to be faster than that? Cap...
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    Suburban/Tahoe(and GMC) pic/build thread

    What kit did you go with?
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    New Defender Rage/Hate Thread

    The early 2000s Toyota thing is a bit of confirmation bias IMHO. Yea, they are GREAT trucks. The 4.7 is legendary, the 3.4 is a cockroach, and everything is screwed together pretty well in everything besides a few outlying issues here and there. BUT- they last forever and hold such value...
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    2016 Z71 Suburban

    i hear a LOT of good things about the 6112s. Where is the tire rubbing? I'd be curious to see. I feel like that is a lot of lift for not much bigger tire.
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    2016 Z71 Suburban

    Agree with the above poster, dont do too much. Just level it with spacers if the shocks are in good shape, once they go, you can upgrade to a bilstein or fox coil over setup and some UCAs for more travel and better angles.
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    04 Tahoe Z71 Project

    I have the sleeves, theyre definitely good insurance. I'd rather carry a spare set of OEM ones than buy the Cognito or whatever aftermarket brand that cost like $600 a pair. Takes only a few minutes to swap out, and you REALLY have to beat on them to break em with the sleeves. They usually...
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    Hey Vortec Guys! / Sierra pickup / Suburban / Yukon etc - Finally has Index!

    A while ago I noticed my front brakes dragged/pulled weird and it was that one of the slide pins in the caliper was rusted and seized up. They come right out if you pull em (hard), I cleaned it up best i could and put some wheel bearing grease and a couple drops of gear oil to match the...
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    New Defender News

    Man, I really hope the naysayers are all right. Everyone hates these and they don't sell for ********. Then I can pick one up cheap!
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    Is the Toyota Land Cruiser based on the Tundra or Tacoma?

    Apparently the Titan swap is "doable" but I've never seen or heard of anything doing it. There are a couple (literally 2) of NAS Y62s in the Nissan subforum who are serious about the platform, but I'd never get into one the way they neutered them for the US. Not worth it IMO.
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    Is the Toyota Land Cruiser based on the Tundra or Tacoma?

    You're right. I re-checked... its R180 front, R230 rear. Still only a 7" ring gear up front. ROW gets C200 front, R248 rear.
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    Is the Toyota Land Cruiser based on the Tundra or Tacoma?

    Yup. IFS and IRS still have axles and diffs, theyre just not solid ones. Y61 is the solid axle truck. 2002-2010 Infiniti and 2003-2016 Nissan are Titan based, 2010+ Infiniti and 2017+ Nissan are Y62 Patrol based.
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    Is the Toyota Land Cruiser based on the Tundra or Tacoma?

    The ROW Y62 and NAS Armada/QX80 have the same frame, suspension, etc; but get a neutered tcase, front, and rear axle assemblies. The NAS one has the R160 and R200 axles IIRC, whereas the ROW one has MUCH beefier 9" and 10" axles, along with the rear locker and all the traction control goodies. I...
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